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[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B Dizzle:
Good thing is you have choices! LG Moto Samsung. I personally wouldn't trust LG or Acer. There is no telling when or if you would receive updates and accessories. Motorola and Samsung would be my front runners. The Xoom is here now and you can read through the forums to gage how well people like it. Samsung is a little ways away but cheaper with similiar specs. I can't wait so its Xoom here.

Do your research and weigh the pros and cons of each device. Decide what features you find more important and make your decision based on that information. We could tell you all day long which device we would buy but its all about personal preference. You gotta carry thing around for 6-12 months not us.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] legendary1022:
I would go to a best buy and play with the xoom for a while. get a good feel for the hardware and see if you like the size of the device. You mmay find it too big or heavy. From what I hear about the Samsung galaxy 8.9, it may be the one to get in a few months. The LG to me is priced too high and wouldn't dare think about getting a tablet on contract. Acer and some of the others have been unproven and will have to prove something if I'm going to chose them over the competition that has built a good reputation with android over the last few years.

Sent from my Xoom
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erzhik:
no point in waiting. By the time Samsung gets here, there will be another even more impressive tablet coming.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smilepak:
It is similar with me and when the Nikon D300s came out. I was puzzle on should I get D300s or wait for D400 or maybe something else.

Look at this way, I got the Nikon D300s...was able to play with it and took all those great pictures with it, that I would not have been able to during that period of me waiting.

So, either buy the Xoom now and enjoy having the use of it...or wait until price drop and think back of all those days you've lost not having the fun of having it. What makes it worst to wait, the minute you buy it...it either get discontinued or replace with something better. Technology waits for no one. Get it while it is hot.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] angermeans:
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From what I have read I would say that the xoom still has the better specs. Maybe I am missing something but the pricing is similar, run the same processor and ram, same screen Res and size (although I am sure samsungs screen is more vivid), and both have micro ad slots. The xoom however has 3g (upgradeable to lte 4g which is worth the price of admission right there if you ask me), is unlockeable and most of all isn't running a horrible skin like touchwiz. I can guarentee the developer support will be greater for the xoom than any of the Samsung tabs. The only spec I see that is slightly bwtter than the xoom is the screen and the 8.9 should cost a little less and have a little better pixel debsity. Oh and the Samsung tabs are a little lighter but that is a complete non issue to me. If you want a Tablet that will.never get upgrades and run a horrible laggy, cartoony, iphoney screen then get Samsung. I still think the xoom is by far the better Tablet and won't be trumped until quad core kilel (did I spell that right?) Processors are released.

I have had the xoom since release and I actually pay to have data plan so I can't comment on wifi only (and who can it's not out but from what I have seen it is the exact same just missing support 3g/4g chip. I personally want/need 4g so I purchased put right, but for most wifi will work fine. You can always go.month to month and the extra 200 to me was much worth knowing that one day Verizon lte will be powering this beast making it all the more better than the competition. The android tablet world is just starting and I really think that the xoom is the Nexus one of tablets and that is one of the main reasons I purchased it and after Sammy announced their lineup with touchwiz on board I think this (and LG) will be some of the only stock vanilla honeycomb tablets the market will ever see especially where iit is fully inlockeable. I would suggest the xoom to anyone and the 599 price point is perfect. Let me know if you have any questions and good luck in your future decision. Hope this helps even a little bit
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wynand32:
Agree with everything you said, except: the Galaxy Tab 10.1 32GB wifi-only will be $599, just like the Xoom. So pricing is actually identical. The existence of a $499 16GB Galaxy Tab 10.1 might be attractive to some folks, but it won't of course be the same thing.

And I know Samsung did a really good job of going back and redesigning the Galaxy Tab given the iPad 2's strengths. But what did they cut to make the thing so much thinner, lighter and, as they implied in their statements, cheaper?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smilepak:
I think from what I see, the two factors that get me interested in Galaxy are

1) The much brighter and vibrant screen

2) lighter than xoom

But knowing Samsung and their support level or lack there of...Xoom might be a better choice....
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hi_its_ryan:
I personally don't care for touchwiz, and the molasses pace that Samsung produces updates is criminal. Buying a device with an OS as new as Honeycomb from a manufacturer with a proven record of bad post-production software support seems like a bad idea to me.

Also, last I checked the 10.1V (teh stock android 3.0 version) does not have microSD
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gorgonesh:
I will reiterate what another use stated, head down to Best Buy and get your hands on the XOOM to get a feel for the size and weight. I've done this a few times and the more I do the more I like it. Initially it feels a little heavy but you get used to it.

The XOOM is here now, the price will be similar to other 10" Honeycomb devices coming out and many of the coming devices will have custom overlays. (TouchWiz) I'd rather have the XOOM as it's a Google Experience device and will likely be the first device to get updates.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smilepak:
I think touch wiz should be least of concern. I think they confirmed that 10.1 will go live w/o touch wiz and it is an optional add on patch if you chose to.

Beside, touch wiz or not, root and replace with other launcher if dont like it.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hi_its_ryan:
I completely disagree, especially on such a new OS that will be receiving frequent, important updates.

The 10.1V will be stock android (this is the fatter version with the better camera and no SD card)

The super slim 8.9 and 10.1 will be touchwiz 4.0
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smilepak:
Didn't know there were 3 versions. In the slashgear you tube i saw, they only show two versions.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martonikaj:
the 10.1v was the one that came out at MWC before Samsung did a big re-design to make it thinner and smoother.

Then they released the new 10.1 and 8.9 as the "US Versions" at CTIA a few days ago.

It should be said that we really don't know which models or if any will be coming with TouchWiz4.0 on them. We have a whole 2 months before the new 10.1 even comes out. A lot can change in that time, and as far as Google is concerned you're not allowed to change Honeycomb's UI, so we'll have to see as that pans out.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gubiguy:
Guys, I just wanted to mention that LG is apparently creating a nexus/purely Google tablet - slated to be the *real* "Nexus One" of tablets and receive the according amount of updates... the question is , how reputable is LGs hardware? Truthfully, because the Xoom and the Nexus tab will both run AOSP honeycomb, I doubt updates will come slower to the Xoom from the dev community or the manufacturer.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wolverine423:
I have nothing to add, but we have the same birthday.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gubiguy:
Get a tablet on the 23rd as well :)
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeyMike01:
If you play the waiting game, you'll be waiting forever.

Sent from my Xoom.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smilepak:
I should start a thread....Why Not Xoom?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBouch:
Costco has 90 days return policy. Get a Xoom from Costco now and return it if the other tablet is out in June and you like the other tablet better. It's a win-win.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xlGmanlx:
Want now buy now, need not buy not
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JlMMY:
The Xoom uses Corning Gorilla glass. This could be the difference in weight?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gubiguy:
D: I have $150 in best buy gift cards though! Any idea on their return policy?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sportedwood:
14 or 30 days but no restock fee.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirdroid:
I got my xoom wifi from Costco since they have 90 day return policy. I'm waiting to try out the galaxy 10.1 and then decide to keep one of them.

But I gotta tell you..the more I use my xoom, the more I fall in love with it. Weight was an issue initially, but got used to it now and feels nice to hold it. Now waiting for some good third party accessories to show up :-)
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adapt0r:
We have both Samsung Galaxy Tab and Xoom.

Experience is very different for several reasons. Galaxy Tab is smaller and lighter so I can hold it in one hand comfortably. I can even stick it in my jacket pocket and carry with me. I have ability to use it with prepaid Sim card as a phone.

Xoom is equivalent to a laptop in terms of size, screen resolution, screen area, and web experience. Honeycomb seems to me flashy compare to Froyo. Frankly, I am fine with Froyo for now.

Size seems to be the main differentiator, plus you can get Tab for less now.

Build quality is good on both.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ms960:
Question about updates from Motorola: Will the 3G/4G version get updates at the same rate as the Wifi only version, since conceivably Verizon will have to approve/test those updates before releasing to a device on their network?

In other words, could it be that the Wifi only version will receive updates quicker since there is no carrier involved that has to approve updates??
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xlGmanlx:
Good question but I would assume that moto would not jack the xoom around on verizon as i would assume the two exchanged money to make sure that big red got the xoom and they don't want to piss off their monthly data customers, if anything i could see them getting identical release dates but you never know
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jack2k5:
First of all, it is the first one for honeycomb. You have to wait for the rest.

Secondly, it is the Google flagship for honeycomb. 3.0 is designed specifically for it. Flagship product also means you get the update quickest. Ask Nexus owners, they will definitely agree.

Thirdly, developers buy the products. It means if you have questions, you come to XDA, you find answers.

Lastly, $599 for 32G.. to me.. it is acceptable.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fgdn17:
check the following equivalant machines

Malata T8

W1670 10 inch tablet PC

Pioneer DreamBook H10 and F10

klte001
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redstar299:
i wanna like it but i dont get it

after ditching my iphone for Android and loving it I thought for sure I would dig this thing. Besides Flash its inferior to the ipad 2 and practically ueless. There's no apps, the screen is as dull as the atrix and really buggy. I'm gonna hold on for a little longer but as much as I would have loved this thing to rock quite frankly it not even ipads league besides the flash.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gubiguy:
Can you please elaborate a little further on some of the bugs/troubles you've encountered with the Xoom?

I don't mind the screen; I've seen it myself and I think it's rather nice.

Did you research if there was any sort of fix for these bugs?

If so, did you use them?

If so, did they work?

Thanks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jessejess87:
So i just rooted and i cant restore my apps from titanium backup. I flashed back to stock with odin, did the update.zip to root and now i can't restore my apps from titanium backup. Heeeelllpppp

Sent from my cap cap captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
tibu restore requires SIDELOADING be enabled.

use SUPERONECLICK for this....

there has to be 5 million hits on superoneclick by now....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrhaley30705:
Superoneclick rocks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jessejess87:
Thanks just wasn't sure

Sent from my cap cap captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jessejess87:
Hey umm one quick question. You think you could tell me the steps lol i went through hundreds of pages and only saw people messing up but no answers

Sent from my cap cap captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwanhala:
Here's the thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
sweet, i wish someone else would have put that link up earlier

oh nevermind
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jessejess87:
I appreciate the link. But Im not finding help for my problem. Do y'all know what the issue is?

Sent from my cap cap captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
Did you do a master clear when you flashed to stock?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jessejess87:
After i flashed to stock i flashed to stock i did not do a master clear i just rooted it again. But when i try to restore the apps it says i need to check the box to allow third party apps. Well obviously the captivate doesn't have that option

Sent from my cap cap captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
Then the Guys abouve me are right. No side loading is not enabled by default. ATT disables it. But there are many ways to get it done. Just do a search for enable sideloading. You will find your answers.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
allow me to say it again......SUPERONECLICK will enable sideloading....holy crap....
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jessejess87:
Ok you keep saying superoneclick but not saying what to do. I've looked in the link that was sent to me and Im not finding the help. There are thousands of post so its hard to find the right one. Can you help me on how to do it if its not a big problem.. It seems like your getting upset at me asking questions. If you are you don't have to come back to my thread or post and respond l. I posted this for help not attitude.

Sent from my cap cap captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
Go to the op of the thread in the link.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
1. there is a video

2. launch the application and it will ALL be clear.....there is a BUTTON that says 'Allow Non Market Apps'

if you would bother to actually try to use the app you would have seen that....there was a reason we were pointing you to that application. 2 seconds of having it open and you would have seen it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwanhala:
You could also try the thread here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=807046&highlight=ocd

This has worked for some (me included) where others have failed. You just have to keep trying to find the solution that will work for you. I used to have to find these programs before I finally took the plunge and installed a custom Rom, the devs take care of all of that for you. In case you're interested, Andromeda3 works great!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jessejess87:
Thanks pirateghost. Just hard to find somethings n I didn't no it was in the app. My apology and thank you for responding and helping.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jessejess87:
I will try that custom rom thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jessejess87:
Hey also with the rom you recommened, can I just move the file to my sd card and use cwr to flash it over? I c there is a mirror with the download, I never really understood what the mirrors are. but yea, can I use clockwork mod to flash it over.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
mirrors are just more servers hosting the same file... a mirror of the other host so you can get the file from more than one location
[Thunderbolt General] JasjarMan:
I just had to ask you guys/girls. I went to the store and this old lady in a wheel chair told the sales guy " I want the thunderbolt, where is it?" This thing is HOT?
[Thunderbolt General] Jrocker23:
I love it. Really a good phone...
[Thunderbolt General] ddgarcia05:
I don't get 4G here so I think it's alright. Not the best. I'm coming from TMO and had a G2. I hate the battery life on this phone. It idles at 100+ma with the screen off as appose to my G2 which was around 30ma and my Nexus One at 3ma. But the display is really nice. I guess I'm just remorseful for leaving TMO.

Edit: just realized that all the other g2 find I was comparing this to had custom kernels so its unfair to compare both.
[Thunderbolt General] mwclark:
Phone is awesome, definitely worth the cash
[Thunderbolt General] aostl:
I absolutely love mine coming from a incredible. But I knew I would. Loved sense, wanted a bigger display, better gpu, and really fast 4g. It just made sense lol. ( stupid pun intended)
[Thunderbolt General] andydumi:
How do you measure that? Also, you can turn off 4g if its not available in your area.
[Thunderbolt General] spdrcr999:
I like the phone...but seeing how I am right on the line for 3g and 4g, I have yet to be able to fully experience the speed possiblities. The problem I have is battery life, coming from TMO and a Vibrant and an HD2, both which were far better. I'm still experimenting with settings however, and i'm sure once I root, and a few custom ROM's come out, it will be tons better. Nothing but good things can come from a piece of equipment like this. :)
[Thunderbolt General] craighwk:
I love most of it.. There are minor annoyances, but I don't think I've ever owned a "perfect phone". I've gone past the point of no turning back (returns) and I'm happy about it. :)
[Thunderbolt General] WilliamStern:
I left T-Mobile this past Sunday. After I heard the news of AT&T buying them out, I knew I had to move on. I was using the Galaxy S 4G, which now for sale.

Anyway, I feel that I made the right move. I really love the Thunderbolt very much! None of the phones @ TMO has anything on this bad boy. Can't even tell you how much faster the TB is over any of the 4G phones I had on TMO.
[Thunderbolt General] moosez3:
Yes I know Battery Sucks, but Cant Expect Good Gas Mileage out of a ferrari... I can look at other phones and specs, but I have tried everything, and there isnt anything that this phone doesnt do.

And of course the 2 biggest reasons for me getting it:

- LTE, amazing in Orlando, Fl

- Talk and Surf, I literally needed this, and use it a lot when I drive with maps and talking.
[Thunderbolt General] nosympathy:
battery monitor widget. Allows you to set the interval at which it updates, so you can see your phones power usage every 60 seconds if you so please.
[Thunderbolt General] ddgarcia05:
Current widget
[Thunderbolt General] Cg006:
I recently sold my iphone 4 (att) and converted to android. This is my first handset. I have been LOOOOOVVVVIIINNNGGGGGG this phone. Now that i can set my phone to stay on 3g or 4g battery has improved much and the LTE speeds ive gotten in NYC are amazing. Was bored of iOS. Really loving the tinkering with this phone. Now waiting for that easy root and cyanogen Gingerbread ROM :)
[Thunderbolt General] rajuabju:
I am in love.

I came from ATT and the Tilt2

I love VZW.

I love Android

I love the TB
[Thunderbolt General] Superthrust:
I left Tmo today also. I sold my g2, and im moving on. It breaks my heart to hear that the idiots at stupid T & T are going to corrupt Tmobile. But whatever i guess...business is business.

Im picking up my thunderbolt tomorrow from work, and im not going to look back anymore. I do miss my G2 and wish i coulda used it for Verizon, but whatevs.
[Thunderbolt General] RafficaX:
A lil FYI guys!

My settings currently:

LTE only

extended battery

11 hrs off charger

47% battery left. being using it a pretty good amount also. Seems cdma/lte must be what is hurting battery life.

P.S. - yes i love my thunderbolt and could never imagine returning it for a bionic or anything else in the near future honestly.
[Thunderbolt General] Boss428man:
Absolutely happy, great phone, network, and best community. Can't wait for future updates! More to come!
[Thunderbolt General] fillyo:
Well, I just rooted (ADB Method), went perfectly, debloated, running MikRom's Perfect Storm (seems great so far), and I am tethering my laptop using wifi tether and getting ridiculous speeds. Yes, I think I love my Thunderbolt!
[Thunderbolt General] nhizzat:
Only thing that could make me happier about this phone is if android had as many quality apps and games as iOS.
[Thunderbolt General] Morder Chemiker:
Yeah I love it, it was worth the wait and I'm not even in a 4G area but its what i wanted, screen size, processor, ram all to my liking and I'm anti Moto now because of eFUSE with the DX and such. X was gonna be my choice but I canceled that pre-order when I heard about the eFUSE. So HTC it is and Tbolt is just to my liking. Rooted in under 5 days and running VirusROM R1B2 and loving it.
[Defy General] runeblade:
Could People Post up what version of Android they are running as well as Baseband Version? I have a defy from November that I just flashed the posted full 6.36.0 SBF onto to restore it, and the baseband after flashing says EPU93STU_U_03.04.02. My Defy that just got replaced under warranty and that I updated to 2.2 before the first boot gives me a Baseband of EPU93_U_00.58.00 . To me that means the newer phone has the older baseband. Anyone else care to chime in on this?
[Defy General] runeblade:
Disregard...I just got the sanctioned version from Moto. It matches up exactly now.
[Defy General] Beach_Head:
I have the same baseband: EPU93_U_00.58.00
[Defy General] Beach_Head:
What do you mean?
[Defy General] runeblade:
Moto is doing an official Test release of 2.2 for Tmobile right now. One of my phones is in it. That phone now matches my other one with the original leaked 2.2. Which tells me the original leak is the final version.
[Defy General] Beach_Head:
So baseband: EPU93_U_00.58.00 is correct?

Weird...
[Defy General] runeblade:
Yes. Seems a little backwards to me...but that's what final shows as.
[Captivate General] devoured321:
Can anyone tell me if you have a 3g phone will it work on 4g network at 3g speeds...i day this cause att is installing 4g in my area and all we have now is edge....
[Captivate General] Johnnie5000:
The 4g AT&T networks are usually rebranded 3g. So yes, 3g should work fine.
[Captivate General] devoured321:
Hey thanks I've got a friend thats installing the circuits for 4g ....but didn't know if you could connect 3g through the 4g
[Captivate General] bames:
my dad is on vacation and wasn't getting data signal.

he stopped in an att store and they thought his sim had failed.

they installed a 4g sim card in his captivate
[Captivate General] comdei:
Oh cool my dad works for nintendo and he says their is a secret level in ocarina of time.

:):cool:
[Captivate General] peachpuff:
DUDE! My dad knows Link, tell me where that secret level is!
[Captivate General] Pirateghost:
a sim card is a sim card. doesnt matter what it says on it.....
[Captivate General] axis01:
Damn, you had to burst his bubble, didn't you. :D

I got my 6g sim card from the Bieber. I'm getting mad speeds. ;)
[Captivate General] F1reEng1neRed:
Yes, 3G will be around for awhile, just as EDGE is still around.
[Captivate General] fiveoneooo:
I got my 6g sim card from the Bieber. I'm getting mad speeds.

This has me currently crying from laughter
[Captivate General] ianwood:
Not true. SIM profiles will change and when you upgrade to a new data network the older SIM may not have the full profile and can't get it via SIM OTA.
[Captivate General] Pirateghost:
LOL. tell that to my CINGULAR SIM card then.